Éfaté is located at 16.69° S
and 168.36° E in the Pacific Ocean, Efate is an
island in The Republic of Vanuatu (Shefa Province).
It is also known as Ile Vate.
It is the most populous (approx. 50,000) island in Vanuatu;
in terms of land area (899.5 km²) Efate is Vanuatu's
third largest island.
Most inhabitants of Éfaté live in Port Vila,
the national capital.
It has a maximum height of 647 m.

During World War II, Éfaté served an important
role as a United States military base.

Politics
Éfaté is governed by both the Port Vila Municipality
and the Shefa Provincial Council, whose governance
is the town limits of Port Vila only, and rural
Éfaté and the outer Éfaté
Islands, respectively.

Small Islands off Éfaté
North of Éfaté are small islands called Eratoka (Hat)
Island, Lelepa, Nguna, Pele and Emao.
Eratoka (Hat) Island is a small island that, when seen
from a distance looks like a floppy hat.
This is where the legendary Chief Roi Mata, along with
his 20 wives, were buried alive.
Nguna, Pele and Emao are stratovolcanoes, which may
form the rim of a volcanic caldera to their north.

Survivor
Éfaté was the location for the US Survivor: Vanuatu,
the Australian Celebrity Survivor
and the French Koh Lanta.
Much of the Australian Survivor: Vanuatu was filmed
approximately 30 minutes from Port Vila near Mangililu
and Gideon's Landing, the latter of which is now a
commonly visited tourist attraction.

Tourism
The capital of Port Vila is the hub of tourism in
Vanuatu receiving approximately 60 000 tourists
annually by both air transport, cruise ships
and the yachting community.
Due to the English and French influence both types
of cuisine are readily available in the capital.
Budget eateries include the scattered Chinese eateries
across Vila and the Mummas Market located downtown.
Outside of Port Vila a more rustic destination awaits,
with most people living a traditional lifestyle: cooking
island food or 'aelan kakae', going to tend their gardens
daily as subsistence agriculture is the dominant economy
in Vanuatu and swimming at the beach.

Port Vila services the domestic carrier Air Vanuatu
which services the outer islands of Vanuatu.
Popular destinations such as Tanna and Santo can be
reached daily from Port Vila, while more remote
locations can be reached on a less regular basis.